Apparatus for the liquid treatment of textile fabrics



T. PARKINSON APPARATUS FOR THE'LIQUID TREATMENT OF TEXTILE FABRICS Aug.5, 1930.

2 Sheets-Sheet l Filed Jan. 9, 1929 WWW JYFTTOP/VEY 094% Aug. 5, 1930.T. PARKINSON' APPARATUS FOR THE LIQUID TREATMENT OF TEXTILE FABRICS 2Sheets-Sheet 2 Filed Jan. 9, 1929' I a I lulll... "IIIIL Patented Aug.5, 1930 UNITED STATES THOMAS PARKINSON, or rENnLE'ron;,iviANorrnsTER,nriennnnfl Application filed January 9, 1929, Serial No. senses, and inGreat Bri tain laniiary is, 192s.

The invention relates to apparatusfor the liquid treatment of textilefabrics, and of a type used in connection with dye becks for piecegoods, consisting of roller-provided vessels or becks pivoted at theirextremes upon a frame movable in circular manner about a common axis,and whereby said becks may take up different positions relatively to thecloth transmission roller revolubly mounted external of said becks.

In this type of apparatus, one vessel may be employed, forexample, fordyeingpurposes, andanother afterwards brought into position for washingpurposes. One vessel only at a time is usually capable of being in use,and the object of my present invention is to provide means wherebyoperations of greater number are capable of being attained with theapparatus in any oneperiod, and a number or variety of fabrics ormaterial treated at once or together.

According to my invention, I provide one at least of the vesselsemployed in multiplec-ompartment form, one of said compartments being,preferably, a longitudinal continuation of the other, and dividedtherefrom by a partition. On the other hand, a second and undividedvessel, separately pivoted, or like the first-named movable about saidpivots at the ends, and both movable about an external or common axisprovided, is preferably employed.

Separate rollers are preferably used for transmitting the material toeach compartment of a divided vessel referred to, said rollers beingcapable of independent control or movement.

With reference to the accompanying drawings, illustrating one form of myinvention applied to apparatus suit-able for dyeing and like operations,Fig. 1 is an end elvation of certain parts of the apparatus, but brokenaway at the middle portion in order to show clearly a pair of dye becksin two positions, in the one case, as represented by full lines, and inthe other case by broken lines.

Fig. 2 is a portion of Fig. 1, but on a reduced scale, and relative toone position of the becks above referred to.

Fig. 3 is a front elevation of one end portion of the apparatus atfright" angles" to Fig.- 1 ,"and Fig. 4' is a similar "viewer theopposite end portion thereof a Fig. '5 isa middle portion oftheapparatusbetween the two end-portions last named, only somuch being shown,however, i as to make the explanation clearfi a is the main framing-ofthe apparatus,

dye becks. therefor beingindica-tedfiat 'bQc and ld." Ofthese, b 'andjcare compartments of on'e vessel, according-to my "invention, fa dividingpartition being shown-at e '(Figi 5) but-d is continuous from end toendj. The becks are all pivoted atth'eir'endsby' means of trunnionsrevolublerin supportingheads k; of arms lcfthe; latter; capable ofrotation about acommon' pipemir a The centres of V gravity of theibe'cks or vessels. named being i arranged b'elow'ithe xis, 'or thatoffshaft or points .of their suspension, ensures said vesj sels. alwaysremaining in position with their openings uppermost. The hollow shaft mis revolubly'. mounted in the main iframing Liz, and is here used forthe conveyance of steam to pipe connections "n, the latteri incommunication with the various becks through passages provided in theheads k 'and trunnions ha -The usual means for distribution of thissteam withinthe becks is not'shown, to1pr'e-' ventaconfusion. ois avalve-*controlle'dLsteam pipe forsupply-of steam referred to: 1'5 Bossesr of arms k,- :;and' whereby the'zlatterf are at tachedto shaft m, arealso in attachment with pipes at by means of: hollow; Ticou'pli'ngs t,

andsaidbosses and T. couplingstare "'internallycapable of allowing steamtopass's-from mv to .lc-and-thenceto the beckuconcernedain each case:are stea1ncontrol;;valves for pipesmj." f

pable iby" means of hand wheel:indieate'd, ig'. 3 1of being used torevolveishaftm, and thus make the becks turn about the common axisFofsaid shaft, when change 'ofa position of the latter vessels isdesired or required-.6

Ajsjndicated in Fig.1 2-, the position is such that the fabric v undertreatment is capable of passing from one beck to the other roller w andbefore reaching the other roller m. For example such an arrangementwould be suitable for the fabric or material being dyed in the one beck,and passed into the other for Washing purposes, in'a continuous manner,and without the need, as heretofore, of changing over the beck sviandrearrang ng the fabric or material accordinglyi With reference to Fig. 5and relatively to Figs. 3 and 4, it will be seen that the position orarrangement-{is such that two pieces'of fabric 3 and 2 are capable ofseparate treatment in the dual-compartmental vessel, forming b-ecksc andb respectively. v

The u'su'a'l revoluble rollers I areshown within; these becks andthatmarked d, but other details requisite are not included, as forming nopart of the present invention. I v Inthe case of Fig. 5 it will be seenthat thee-transmission rollers consist of two, marked wand w 'the onebeing capable of independent drive tothe otherzu That isto say, therevoluble shaft2 in bearings within the "frame a, and driven throughgearing 33 is provided with'a member such as indicated at at :(Fig. 4)the sliding mov'ementot which along" shaft 2 connects .roller'zr withsaid shaft 2; Details of this member are omitted as not being necessary;

It; will be seen however, that when one transmissionyroller is beingpositively driven to draw the fabricor material out of the last beckused in the process, the other transmission roller is largelyunrestrained, and so permits of the movement of the whole piece ormaterial, Means for putting .tension'upon said clothor material-duringsaid movement, and by the use voi a braking device, for instance,at theotherwise unrestrained roller named, may be used, but is not indicatedsince v I it does not form parttof this invention.

,Iclaim: .7 s

1. In dyeing apparatus for the liquid treatment of textile fabrics,having becks pivoted signature.-

at their ends upon a frame capable of movement in a circularv mannerabout a common.

axis, the provision of one or more steam: heated beckseaoh divided intoseparate compartments for the purpose herein set forth.

2; In dyeing apparatus for the liquid treatment oftextile fabrics,having becks pivoted atatheir ends upon a frame-capable of movement in acircular manner about a common axis, an upper beck divided into separatecom partments, steam inlets within the trunnion on which said beck isrevolubly mounted, a

hollow connection to said inletspivoted-on W said common axis of turnsubstantially as 1 herein set forth. r r

In testimony whereof I have aflixed my 7 THOMAS PARKINS O N

